WVBE-FM
MHz (HD Radio) | |
| Branding | The Vibe 100.1 & 97.7 |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban adult contemporary |
| Subchannels | HD2: WZZU simulcast (Active rock) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mel Wheeler, Inc. |
| WFIR, WPLI, WPLY-FM, WSLC-FM, WSLQ, WVBB, WXLK, WZZU | |
| History | |
First air date | 1948 |
Former call signs |
|
Call sign meaning | ViBE |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9690 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 20,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°27′0.0″N 79°4′29.0″W / 37.450000°N 79.074722°W |
| Translator(s) | 98.5 W253BT (Madison Heights) |
| Repeater(s) | 97.7 WVBB (Elliston-Lafayette) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | thevibe.fm |
WVBE-FM (100.1
WVBE-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 20,000 watts as a Class C3 station. The transmitter is on Country Living Lane in Madison Heights, near U.S. Route 29 (Monacan Parkway).[2] WVBE-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD-2 digital subchannel carries an active rock format, simulcasting sister station WZZU.
History
WWOD-FM
The station
As network programming moved from radio to television, WWOD-AM-FM began broadcasting a
Country and Top 40
FM 100.1 started its own format, becoming WKZZ, on May 12, 1979. WKZZ played automated country music. On April 1, 1984, it became a locally programmed Top 40 station. It kept that format for seven years.
On November 21, 1991, the station was purchased by Aylett Coleman of Roanoke and began a simulcast with CHR - Top 40 station 92.3 WXLK "K92" in Roanoke. The simulcast was designed to provide an improved signal for K92 in Metro Lynchburg. It took the call sign WLYK, which stood for "Lynchburg's K92." The following year, WLYK boosted power to 20,000 watts, going from a Class A to Class C3 station. WLYK and WXLK were sold a few years after Coleman's death to Mel Wheeler Inc.
100.1 The Vibe
On April 19, 2001, the station became Vibe 100, with an
On January 20, 2016, WVBE-FM started using HD Radio technology in its broadcasts.[7][8] The HD-2 subchannel began carrying "The Rock Channel," a mainstream rock format.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVBE-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WVBE
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-220, Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ "Roanoke getting another all-sports radio station". www.roanoke.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "Wheeler Launches New Sports Station In Roanoke - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "Roanoke Gets Second Sports Station". Insideradio.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "HD Radio station guide for Roanoke–Lynchburg, VA". hdradio.com. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Staff, FCC Internet Services. "Station Search Details". licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
External links
- The Vibe Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 9690 (WVBE-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WVBE-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database